Spooky Demands a Rondo Award for HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD!

When my loyal familiar, Spooky, has a difficult time falling to sleep, he often likes to rest his head against a copy of my latest book, HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD. He assures me this brings sweet dreams. For this reason alone, he insists, HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD deserves to win a Rondo Award this year. On the recently released ballot of the 24th Annual Rondo Awards, HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD is included among the nominees in the BOOK OF THE YEAR (NON-FICTION) category alongside tomes by such fine writers as Chris Kelso, Tim Lucas, Gary D. Rhodes, David J. Schow, and Tom Weaver! If you agree with Spooky, you can help me win the coveted prize in just three easy steps... 

1. Copy-and-paste the ballot below into an e-mail.
 
2. Choose HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD in the BOOK OF THE YEAR (NON-FICTION) category.
 
3. Then email to David Colton (taraco@aol.com) by midnight on May 1, 2026.

Don’t forget to include your name in the e-mail!

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11) BOOK OF THE YEAR (non-fiction):
— HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD: An Investigation into the Cinema of Occulted Taboos, by Robert Guffey (Headpress, softcover, 368 pages, $29.95). From UFOs to JFK, how filmmakers have handled conspiracies and the supernatural.

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THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS!!!

By the way, you can hear me talking about the secret origins of HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD on several different podcasts including CONSPIRINORMAL, HI, STRANGENESS, THE NEW BOOKS NETWORK, RAVENSTAR'S WITCHING HOUR, THE WARPED REALITY PARANORMAL PODCAST, and WHERE DID THE ROAD GO?

PRAISE FOR HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD: 

"In HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD, Robert Guffey takes his readers for a trip behind the magic curtain to reveal the true Wizards at work - those behind the lenses, making magic and moving the secret levers. To this end, Guffey plays the role of Toto, tearing the curtain aside to reveal these flesh and bone Wizards of the military-industrial-entertainment complex, and the occult role they play in influencing our inner dreams and everyday realities."

--Adam Gorightly,  

author of SAUCERS, SPOOKS, AND KOOKS
and THE SHADOW OVER SANTA SUSANA: BLACK MAGIC, MIND CONTROL, AND THE MANSON FAMILY MYTHOS

"Hollywood has truly haunted the world. So too should this book, one of the best ever written on American cinema."

--Gary D. Rhodes,

author of THE PERILS OF MOVIEGOING IN AMERICA and TOD BROWNING'S DRACULA, 

from his Foreword

 

"A heady, occult-driven exploration of cinema!"

 

--Larry Wade Carrell,

director of GIRL NEXT, THE QUANTUM DEVIL, and THE DARKSIDE OF SOCIETY

 

 "This is a fascinating, mind-expanding trip into some seriously dark corners."

 

--CINEMA RETRO 

 

 "[An] enjoyable trip from a tour guide likely (and proudly) on at least one agency watchlist."

 

--FLICK ATTACK 

 

"Highest recommendation!"

 

--Stephen R. Bissette,

writer/artist of TYRANT, CRYPTID CINEMA, and SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING